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Open Question: Who Is Your Favourite Actor (LGBT)?
I think my top 5 are
Robert De Niro
Al Pacino
Anthony Hopkins
Dustin Hoffman
Sean Connery
People are wowed by an actor’s good looks but me being lesbian means that i just focus on talent
Though Sean Connery is the most attractive man ever, especially in the James Bond films
Robert De Niro is the greatest actor ever, was excellent as Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part 2
Excelsior, Gay Bar in Brooklyn, Reopens
The go-to gay bar in Park Slope has reopened a little to the south, in a bigger space.
HRC Celebrates Another Successful Chefs for Equality
Last night, HRC celebrated our fourth annual Chefs for Equality event in Washington, D.C.
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Darryl Stephens Explains Why It’s Difficult For Black Gay Actors To Break Through To The Mainstream
I’ve been given the blessing to play many gay stories, but I wouldn’t say I’m playing the same character, which is what I see typecasting as… There’s the assumption that black folks are more homophobic than other folks. I don’t think that’s true, but I think we are aware of limits this culture places on us as black men. We have 15 seconds to get our foot in the door and if we don’t, we’re in the dark forever. Black actors are very aware that they have to work hard at remaining commercially viable. It’s a matter of our own cultural hang-ups [both black culture and American culture] as well as lack of access to varied roles that keeps us locked in this fear of presenting anything that is not hyper-masculine. That’s what this culture requires of us in real life. We’ve already seen it happen with the white actors [like Neil Patrick Harris and Matt Bomer]. I think it’s a question of when will the black faces be invited to that party.”
— Darryl Stephens, who starred in the popular queer-themed series Noah’s Arc and is considered one of the most handsome men in Hollywood, in an interview with Los Angeles Times
Jeremy Kinser
Should Gay Cousins Be Allowed to Marry?
Should gay cousins be allowed to marry?
Independent Irish Senator David Norris told the Seanad’s upper house that “yes,” they should, during a debate over the marriage equality bill on Wednesday evening.
The bill, which has passed the Dáil and today passed its second stage in the Seanad, will undergo more debate at a committee stage tomorrow before it goes to President Michael Higgins to be signed into law.
Norris, a gay man, predicted he would be “pilloried” by the “grotesque Irish media” for his remarks, The Journal reports.
Said Norris to the Seanad:
“It wouldn’t take a feather out of me if two cousin married each other, what’s the problem with that. Really?”
In a poll on the Irish Times website 35% agreed with Norris and 65% disagreed, at the time of this posting.
He added, cheering the change in attitudes regarding same-sex marriage: “When I started off [in politics] it was a world of hatred, contempt and silence. Gay people were regarded as sources of sin, crime and disease… Everything was clouded completely with silence. … I was extraordinarily moved by the many, many young people, both gay and straight, who came home from abroad to vote. I have heard so many moving stories of young people all over Ireland who have been given the courage for the first time to face the reality of their sexuality, come out, declare themselves and live their lives.”
Readers may recall that Norris ran a campaign for the Irish presidency in 2011. He bowed out after the disclosure of letters to Israeli authorities asking for clemency for a former partner.
The post Should Gay Cousins Be Allowed to Marry? appeared first on Towleroad.
Andy Towle
STUDY: LGBT Inmates More Likely To Be Sexually Abused, In Solitary
A report by a prisoners rights group, billed as the largest study of America’s LGBTQIA prison population to date, uncovers some startling statistics and shows LGBT inmates face particularly harsh conditions behind bars.
Prison abolitionist group Black and Pink surveyed 1,118 inmates, 950 of whom identified as LGBT and two-spirit, and found that inmates who identified as such were four times more likely to be sexually assaulted in prison than other inmates.
“I’ve been sexually assaulted about 5 times in 25 years. It’s to the point now that I just go on and sell my body for these gang members because the prison staff won’t put me in safekeeping around other homosexuals,” wrote one of 130 inmates who shared detailed stories with the activist group. Another inmate who shared his story said he tried to report his rape and was told by a commanding officer that “faggots can’t get raped.”
According to the survey, at least 81 percent of respondents reported having to pay a fee to see a doctor and almost half found these fees to be a barrier to seeking medical care. Additionally, 70 percent reported having sex in in prison, though condoms are most often not available, and seven percent of respondents reported being HIV-positive.
The survey found 85 percent of respondents had spent time in solitary confinement, noting that most were placed there for their own safety, and not for an infraction, although some requested isolation due to increased risk of violence. “People did not want to live with someone who has HIV, so I was put in solitary confinement because of this,” wrote one respondent.
“I was placed in solitary after being raped… only released after it drove me to a suicide attempt,” wrote another. Half of those surveyed have spent more than two years in isolation, and the report found transgender and two-spirit prisoners, along with cisgender gay men, were most likely to be put in solitary confinement involuntarily.
Along with dismal data, the report asked prisoners for suggestions regarding what could be done to help. “The most important way to empower prisoners is by giving them a voice, a ‘soap box’ to communicate from,” wrote one inmate.
“Tell people the real truth: prisons don’t deter crime, programs and mentoring do,” wrote another.
Read the full report here.
Elizabeth Daley
www.advocate.com/crime/2015/10/21/study-lgbtq-inmates-more-likely-be-sexually-abused-solitary
The Internet Is In Disbelief Over This Handsome Father-Son Duo
When 20-year-old Correll Stanfield traveled from Baltimore to Atlanta to visit his dad, something so right happened that it felt almost wrong: they took what’s arguably the most thirst-worthy photo of 2015. Stanfield shared the picture on Twitter with the caption: “Pops, he looks more like my brother, this man 46 years old.”
…And the world wasn’t ready.
Pops, he looks more like my brother, this man 46 years old pic.twitter.com/f4AzLWeWVC
— RellyMoe$ (@_King_Rell_) October 18, 2015
Stanfield’s photo of him (left) and his youthful-looking father (right) caught the attention of many on social media, gaining more than 16,000 retweets as of Oct. 21, and 21,000 favorites. The photo was also posted on a Twitter account called “Fine Ass Black Men,” because obviously.
“Well, it’s definitely a confidence boost, not that I need one, but it’s cool,” Stanfield told BuzzFeed. “I think it’s a blessing that me and my dad’s physical stature has an overwhelming effect on some women.”
An overwhelming effect, indeed. Here’s what people are saying:
Look at God, being Great all the time RT @_King_Rell_: Pops, he looks more like my brother this man 46 years old pic.twitter.com/GBpTAbjTmE
— Opettyana (@MissDoubleDees) October 18, 2015
tryna decide between stepmother or daughter in law. both. fuck it. t.co/BM0lAkyz95
— $lay KurDae (@JackKurDae) October 19, 2015
im bout to shed real tears of joy RT @_King_Rell_: Pops, he looks more like my brother, this man 46 years old pic.twitter.com/l4HLACmAtd
— bay city rolla (@qweenpush) October 18, 2015
Stanfield is single but his dad is married, which undoubtedly comes as unfortunate news for countless people. However, Stanfield told BuzzFeed that his father is a pastor and he hopes that the attention the two received will “bring more women closer to God.”
No matter your religious belief, however, it’s hard not to appreciate these two divine creations:
Like father like son pic.twitter.com/I7iWfamfcs
— RellyMoe$ (@_King_Rell_) October 18, 2015
Amen.
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#AM_Equality Tip Sheet: October 21, 2015
Check out today’s top headlines courtesy of HRC’s A.M. Equality Tip Sheet.
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Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli Fakes Injury For Attention, Plan Backfires
Pharma bro/professional douche Martin Shkreli got so pissed off after Bernie Sanders rejected his campaign donation that he allegedly punched a wall and fractured his wrist. Or so he tweets.
Shkreli was named “the most hated man in America” by several media outlets last month after he raised the price of Daraprim, a drug used by some HIV patients, from $13.50 to $750 per tablet. He dug himself into an even deeper hole when he went on a Twitter rampage firing off smug responses at anyone who criticized him. He later said he was going to lower the price of the drug, though he’s yet to actually do so.
Related: Bernie Sanders Rejects Donation From Price-Gouging AIDS Drug CEO Martin Shkreli
Last week, Sanders sent out an email soliciting donations for his campaign. Shkreli sent him $2,700, the maximum amount allowed by law and the cost of approximately 3.6 tablets of Daraprim. But he soon had his donation returned.
“We are not keeping the money from this poster boy for drug company greed,” said Michael Briggs, a spokesman for the Sanders campaign in the email.
Shkreli took to Twitter to express his outrage with Sanders:
SO ANGRY AT @BernieSanders I COULD PUNCH A WALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) October 18, 2015
Then apparently he punched a wall:
Ugh, does anyone know how to treat a wrist fracture without going to a hospital? — Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) October 18, 2015
Then he tweeted a picture of his x-ray:
This is such bullshit. pic.twitter.com/t0Hgx8xdmy
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) October 19, 2015
The x-ray, however, was photoshopped. Gawker did some sleuthing and found a reverse image of it on Google. When someone sent a link to the image, Shkreli replied “thats what the doc sent me IDK.” In an effort to prove he wasn’t lying, Shkreli then tweeted this picture of himself wearing an arm brace:
FML. pic.twitter.com/8ModeaBPVB — Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) October 20, 2015
Since then he’s dropped the fractured wrist act and has instead taken to trolling Bernie Sanders:
Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders @SenSanders raised the donation requested from his supporters by 755% in one day. Price gouging.
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) October 19, 2015
Bernie Sanders, exposed. @SenSanders @BernieSanders pic.twitter.com/nXwAuW6kcB
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) October 19, 2015
He also took a moment to complain about an unattractive picture of him that’s been circulating around the internet:
WILL EVERYONE PLEASE STOP USING THAT UGLY PIC OF ME. I HATE BLOOMBERG FOR TAKING IT–THERE ARE SO MANY BETTER ONES!!!!!!!!!1111111ONE — Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) October 20, 2015
Here’s the picture:
Graham Gremore
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